(2022-12-14). Perú, Argentina, México: lessons of coups and 'lawfare' in Latin America. workers.org 
Dec. 12, 2022 — Coup in Perú Dec. 7. "Lawfare" in Argentina Dec. 6. Confrontation in Mexico Nov. 27. In the past few weeks, Latin America's reactionary elites, junior partners of U.S. and world imperialism, have challenged leftist elected officials in these three countries. These events illustrate what Karl Marx . . . |
(2022-12-14). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, December 2022. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six important new books on fungi, wheat, racism, building socialism and more.
(2022-12-14). Iran publicly hangs second anti-government protester after show trial. wsws.org The Iranian authorities' resort to ever harsher repression is rooted in their fear that under conditions of ever deepening poverty and ever-widening social inequality, the working class will erupt onto the scene.
(2022-12-14). Philippines: Fight state terrorism. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Party today joins the Filipino people and their broad democratic and patriotic forces in marking International Human Rights Day. We cannot overemphasize the significance of this year's commemoration of Human Rights Day as the Filipino people face increasingly worse forms of political repression under a government that employs its armed minions to terrorize the people. | The Philippines today is under a de facto martial law regime in which the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine N…
(2022-12-13). Death To Nazis: Russian Military Sent Message To NATO Reconnaissance. southfront.org 
New satellite imagery showing the Russian Engels airbase was shared online. It reportedly shows the message of the Russian military to the NATO satellite reconnaissance. | The satellite imagery shows the phrase "Death to the Nazis." | It also confirms that the Russian military learned the lesson after the recent strikes of Ukrainian UAVs at its military airfields and the aircraft were placed at a distance from each other in different parts of the airfield, which makes them harder to b…
(2022-12-13). To fight for the future we must fight for socialism! wsws.org These are the introductory remarks by Gregor Link, a member of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality in Germany, to the December 10 rally, "For a Mass Movement of Students and Youth to Stop the War in Ukraine!"
(2022-12-13). The Netherlands: Template for Ecomodernism's Brave New World? dissidentvoice.org 
Disaster capitalism and crisis narratives are currently being used to manipulate popular sentiment and push through a set of unpalatable policies that would otherwise lack sufficient political support. These policies are being promoted by wealthy interests that stand to make billions of dollars from what is being proposed. They seek to gain full control of food …
(2022-12-13). South African Communists fight release of Chris Hani killer. peoplesworld.org 
The South African Communist Party (SACP) and the family of Chris Hani have announced that they will fight against the release of the anti-apartheid hero's killer in a human rights court. The SACP said on Saturday that they were "deeply disappointed" by the decision of the country's Constitutional Court to dismiss the application made by …
(2022-12-12). U.S. Imperialism is Bringing Eurasia Towards a Repeat of World War II. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea A reaction to Operation Z's impacts that I've seen from Marxists in the imperial center is one of alarm, in which it's appeared to them that Russia was reckless for deciding to intervene in Ukraine. They've seen Sweden and Finland's joining NATO, the crackdown on anti-imperialist sentiments, the further neoliberalization that the EU…
(2022-12-12). Dakar Manifesto—Africa: From Resistance to Alternatives, 2001. orinocotribune.com By Black Agenda Report Nov 9, 2022 | The 2001 Dakar Manifesto had a simple but unassailable claim: the total and unconditional cancellation of the odious African debt. | Two recent incidents demonstrate in unembellished and unambiguous fashion how capitalism, to paraphrase the great Walter Rodney, continues to exploit and under-develop Africa. First, the UK's Serious Fraud Office convicted a subsidiary of the Anglo-Swiss multinational corporation Glencore of paying millions of dollars in bribes to state-owned companies in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and South Sudan, in order to buy pri…
(2022-12-12). Dakar Manifesto: Africa: From Resistance to Alternatives, 2001. orinocotribune.com By Black Agenda Report Nov 9, 2022 | The 2001 Dakar Manifesto had a simple but unassailable claim: the total and unconditional cancellation of the odious African debt. | Two recent incidents demonstrate in unembellished and unambiguous fashion how capitalism, to paraphrase the great Walter Rodney, continues to exploit and under-develop Africa. First, the UK's Serious Fraud Office convicted a subsidiary of the Anglo-Swiss multinational corporation Glencore of paying millions of dollars in bribes to state-owned companies in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and South Sudan, in order to buy pri…
(2022-12-12). Our kind of Marxist: an interview with Staughton Lynd. mronline.org 
In my opinion, American capitalism no longer has any use for, let's say, 40 percent of the population. These are the descendants of folks who were brought over here in one way or another during the period of capital accumulation. They're now superfluous human beings.
(2022-12-12). Manuel Tiago's 'A Line in the Sand': How to beat back a fascist coup. peoplesworld.org 
I remember reading accounts of àÅlvaro Cunhal, leading Portuguese Communist, in the U.S. after the 1974 military coup and popular uprising ended the long fascist regime of Salazar and his successors. Cunhal was often denounced as a rigid and dogmatic "Stalinist" and defender of the Soviet Union. Fortunately, I had already learned to question capitalist …
(2022-12-12). Split between Venezuela's Communists and Maduro's ruling party deepens. peoplesworld.org 
CARACAS—Venezuela's economy is likely to grow faster than most this year and next, according to Credit Suisse. GDP is forecast to have grown by as much as 20% this year (the IMF reckons 6%), up from around 4% in 2021 (the IMF claims 0.5%), before easing down to 7 or 8% in 2023. But there …